Ruby Tuason lawyer linked to JPE?
MANILA - Sen. Antonio Trillanes on Friday said he is suspicious about the testimony of socialite Ruby Tuason because she is not telling the whole truth about the pork barrel scandal. Speaking to ANC's Headstart, Trillanes said Tuason was holding back during the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee hearing and had based her recollection of the kickbacks she allegedly gave Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Juan Ponce Enrile on the accounting records of whistle-blower Benhuy Luy. He said this will not hold up in court if Tuason is under direct examination by defense lawyers. "What is happening here is she believes that her testimony no matter how scant it was will be enough to get her out of the case but not enough to pin down some favored...friends," he said. He added: "There is no take 2 here. She missed her opportunity to tell all." He also said he received information that Tuason's lawyer, Dennis Manalo, used to be part of the law firm of Senator Enrile. "When I dug deeper, my suspicions grew. I think one of the layers of Miss Ruby gtyason used to be aprt of the Ponce law firm. Atty Dennis manalo. I have yet to validate that information but I got it from credible sources. I think we have a problem there, conflict of interest at the very least and collusion at most," he said. Trillanes said he wants Tuason to take a lie detector test. ANC HEADSTART, February 14, 2014